Doug Ford and Pierre Poilievre are disputing a Star account of their call earlier this week when the Conservative leader phoned to ask the premier’s “advice” on the looming federal election. “The report is not accurate,” said Poilievre, who did not elaborate and ducked a question about why it took him 18 days to congratulate Ford on the Progressive Conservatives’...
The election will be called this weekend and the country's voters will be determining Canada's future. There could be as...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday that a list of energy-related demands put out by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s positive remarks about Prime Minister Mark Carney weaken Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s change narrative, says pollster...
Liberal MP Chandra Arya says his nomination to run for the party again in his Ottawa riding has been revoked...
Canadians are now ten times more likely to say the next generation will have a lower (70%) rather than higher...
Mark Carney is thought to be the best federal party leader to help Canada navigate challenges associated with the Donald...
Most analysis of elections includes some discussion of the so-called “ballot question” — namely, the question the various political parties...
It’s unsurprising to me that the Liberals have overtaken the Conservatives in the latest polls, overturning a deficit that stretched...
Nathalie Provost, spokesperson for the group PolySeSouvient and survivor of the École Polytechnique massacre, is about to make the leap...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a plan Friday to boost training and employment for workers in the skilled trades. Speaking...
Our government created the Citizens’ Services portfolio in 2023 to champion service delivery excellence and to improve government efficiency. This...
It’s understandable that Canadians are angry. With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the United States has...
With an election call expected this Sunday, the Conservatives have devised a way they hope will increase Pierre Poilievre’s chances...
As the campaign buses rev up for a federal election call this weekend, Donald Trump handed Pierre Poilievre a nice...
Naheed Nenshi isn’t used to asking for the spotlight. The Alberta NDP leader's unique brand of politics — politics in...
The two leading contenders to be Canada’s next prime minister are not vying to get that job on the basis...
After months of speculation, a federal election appears imminent. Prime Minister Mark Carney, only recently installed as Liberal leader, is...
Well, no doubt about it. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is on the political warpath, with the federal election campaign expected...
From the golden canola fields in the Western provinces to the bustling processing plants in Ontario to the aquaculture industries...
What is Pierre Poilievre afraid of? On Tuesday, Conservative national campaign director Jenni Byrne informed journalists that, in a break...
Pierre Poilievre knows he has a Donald Trump problem. After spending the last two-plus years imitating Trump’s approach to politics...
The next federal election is going to be about more than the tariff threat. In a world gone mad, the...
Canada’s new prime minister was back “home” this week, as Mark Carney made a return to England as part of...
This is a historical pattern that rears up when those who were once marginalized gain representation within the white supremacist...
“Quebecers are discovering their inner Canadian” according to the Association for Canadian Studies (ASC). Its survey shows that the percentage...
A moment of silence, please, for the devastating loss that the Conservative Party of Canada still hasn’t fully recognized –...
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s new promise to kill industrial carbon pricing would eliminate the central plank of Canada’s emission-reduction...
Now that Mark Carney is Prime Minister, federal elections could be triggered very soon. Since Justin Trudeau announced his resignation...
Will ethical issues upend the Liberal election campaign? The Conservatives certainly hope so — and they’re getting a hand from...
After years of promising to axe the carbon tax, Conservatives watched in obvious horror as Prime Minister Mark Carney did...
A charismatic leader with a cult following. Governing by slogans. Demonizing opponents. Purging civil servants. A population scarred by inflation...
The signs still work. Phew. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put a lot of work into that “axe the tax” slogan...
Prime Minister Mark Carney represents a familiar archetype in the pantheon of Canadian politics, with a sparkling CV that includes...
About now, I should be leaning over a bullpen railing in Dunedin, Fla., cold beer in hand and pasty legs...
It seems unlikely Mark Carney will be able to resist opposing Poilievre's promise to cancel industrial carbon tax mandates
ON A SATURDAY morning in February, Danielle Smith took questions from Albertans for forty-six minutes during her weekly radio talk...
With Mark Carney now prime minister, we are, perhaps, days from him heading back to Rideau Hall to trigger the...
A small town in southern Quebec says American authorities have decided to close the Canadian access to an historic library...
Could Amarjeet Sohi have his sights set on a return to Ottawa? Rumours abound that Edmonton’s mayor is mulling a...
China’s ambassador says his country is open to negotiating a free-trade agreement with Ottawa and co-operating on a research station...
U.S. researchers have found what they say is a late draft of a secret list of more than 700 suspected...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese...
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his government will eliminate the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for first-time homebuyers...
OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first face-to-face meeting with the new prime minister she gave him an...
Joshua Haldeman was just one of thousands of Saskatchewan farmers who lost their land in the drought of the Dirty...
OTTAWA -- A Mark Carney government will maintain the cap on emissions from the production of oil and gas, Environment...
The premier told him he would be too busy governing Ontario, the Star has learned. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended his campaign's decision to block journalists from travelling on the party's campaign plane during the...
EDMONTON -- Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for...
Pierre Poilievre’s office won’t say if it condones conservative group’s ads juxtaposing prime minister with a “global child sex trafficking...
With an election call just days away, the latest Nanos Research ballot tracking numbers show the race between the top...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he will “unleash hundreds of billions of dollars of investment” by pre-approving areas for companies...
Optimism among Canada’s small and medium-sized firms fell to the lowest level in at least a quarter-century after the US...
Voting day will either be April 28 or May 5, according to sources. Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the...
Former journalist Evan Solomon has announced he will be running to be an MP for the Liberal party in the...
New Chinese tariffs on Canadian agricultural and food products came into force just after midnight Thursday, 12 days after they...
The prime minister’s call to review the purchase of U.S.-made fighter jets could hint at what Carney has set in...
Canada is an energy and natural resources superpower in need of a new key ally. Faintly, but not slowly, the...
The grand chief of a group of northern Ontario First Nations is blasting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre over his promise...
A former chief of the defence staff says 'the ramifications of cancelling the F-35 purchase threatens to hurt Canada more...
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig says news China has executed what was later revealed to be four Canadians in recent...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S...
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Lennon Tyler and her German fiance often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire...
Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa...
Over the last five years, competition over critical minerals has become a focal point of great-power rivalry — particularly between...
For as long as Mark Carney is Canada’s new prime minister, and beyond that into the outcome of the upcoming...
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A recent analysis highlighted in La Presse reveals a startling aspect of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's oratory style. When assessed...
If that's the overarching theme of the campaign, 'Canada Strong' could be a slogan-sized blind spot for the Liberal campaign.
Media stories about a royal medal have been popping up on news and social-media platforms in Canada lately. Expect more...
A flurry of polls conducted just ahead of Sunday’s expected writ drop show the Liberals in the lead — and...
At Issue this week: Mark Carney uses his first week as prime minister to try to strengthen Canada’s ties with...
Alright, greetings you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! As we record this podcast, we are either on the eve of...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a federal election by Sunday, after being sworn into office last week.
